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Comparison of Clinical Features between Noroviral and Rotaviral Gastroenteritis
Soonchunhyang Medical Science ; : 29-33, 2017.
Artigo em Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-18765
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

Rotavirus and norovirus are the most common pathogens causing acute gastroenteritis in children. As the incidence of noroviral gastroenteritis increases, it is becoming more important to identify the clinical features of noroviral infection. We compared the clinical features of noroviral gastroenteritis and rotaviral gastroenteritis.

METHODS:

This study included 79 children with noroviral and 151 children with rotaviral gastroenteritis, who were admitted to the Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital between January 2013 and December 2014. We reviewed their medical records and compared the clinical features of gastroenteritis between the two groups respectively.

RESULTS:

In those belonging to the norovirus group, the mean age was 29.65 months, which was younger than that of the rotavirus group, at 34.74 months. Patients suffering from noroviral gastroenteritis experienced more vomiting (5.6 episodes/day) than diarrhea (3.5 episodes/day). Vomiting, diarrhea, and fever were all less severe in those suffering from noroviral gastroenteritis. It is commonly noted that patients with noroviral infection have vomiting and diarrhea without fever (55.0%), while those with rotaviral infection present with vomiting, diarrhea, and fever (44.3%).

CONCLUSION:

Although noroviral gastroenteritis is less severe than rotaviral gastroenteritis, the incidence of noroviral infection is increasing, and the mean age group infected with this virus is getting younger; thus, noroviral infection must be considered in the differential diagnoses in young patients with gastroenteritis.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Vômito / Prontuários Médicos / Incidência / Rotavirus / Norovirus / Diagnóstico Diferencial / Diarreia / Febre / Gastroenterite Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico / Estudo de incidência / Estudo prognóstico Limite: Criança / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Soonchunhyang Medical Science Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Vômito / Prontuários Médicos / Incidência / Rotavirus / Norovirus / Diagnóstico Diferencial / Diarreia / Febre / Gastroenterite Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico / Estudo de incidência / Estudo prognóstico Limite: Criança / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Soonchunhyang Medical Science Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Artigo